AZTI

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Atlantic bluefin tuna are expected to shift their distribution progressively northwards over the coming decades as ocean warming reshapes feeding and spawning habitats, according to new international study “Navigating Future Waters: The Resilience of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Under Climate…

17th February 2026

AZTI: Atlantic bluefin tuna likely to move north as oceans warm

17th February 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors and two new members to its Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). The organization said these recruits bring extensive experience in fisheries science and management, economics, sustainability standards and global marketing, with the aim…

17th December 2025

ISSF adds to board of directors, scientific advisory committee

17th December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), the European Commission’s advisory body on fisheries sustainability policies, has renewed its membership in AZTI, the Basque-headquartered science and technology centre, for the…

10th September 2025

STECF appoints three AZTI fisheries researchers, one as Chair

10th September 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Marine and food technology centre AZTI has developed and patented the world’s first real-time PCR-based method for early sex identification in sturgeon, with the pioneering technique enabling aquaculture producers to determine the…

22nd May 2025

Patent secured for early sex identification method in sturgeon – could help optimise caviar production

22nd May 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Tests carried out on compostable fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans by Zunibal, in collaboration with AZTI, have paved the way towards the development of a new FAD…

19th March 2025

Zunibal, AZTI develop new biodegradable FAD

19th March 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing the ocean’s mesopelagic zone – located between 200 and 1,000 metres deep and extending from the Arctic to the Antarctic – could have serious consequences, warns a new scientific report.

28th November 2024

Report: Catching fish at 200-metre depths could have climatic consequences

28th November 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Combining research and industry expertise from across Europe, EU-funded project SEARCULAR is trialling circular fishing gear solutions, which, if scaled up, could prevent thousands of tonnes of marine plastic ending up in…

11th November 2024

Project tackling marine plastics problem with circular fishing gear

11th November 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A pilot aquaculture project to be carried out off Getaria that aims to recover bluefin tuna fishing in the Bay of Biscay, Spain, is now underway.

24th September 2024

New project seeks to optimise Bay of Biscay bluefin resource

24th September 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have become a vital tool for tropical tuna fisheries and a need has developed to modify and simplify their construction to reflect the demands of both the industry…

12th September 2024

Biodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries

12th September 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish fisheries science and technology centre AZTI has developed an AI application designed to enhance the management and sustainability of commercial fisheries.

11th September 2024

AI developed to optimise fish school identification

11th September 2024